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on 9 days. Fall 1.16 inches. Decrease in Diphtheria
4 cases against 11 in April. Death Rate 9.9. Zymotic
1.6.
June:—Fine hot weather. Wind E. Heavy fall of rain,
1.75 inches in nine hours on 28th. Rain on 6 days.
Fall 2.34 inches. Increase in Diphtheria 10 cases against
4 in May. Scarlet Fever 42 against 34, and outbreak
of Typhoid. Death Rate 10.1. Zymotic .7.
July:—Perfect summer weather. Rain on 6 days. Fall
.61 inch. Further increase in Diphtheria 18 cases
against 10 in June. Death Rate 8.9. Zymotic 1.9.
August:—Fine weather. Rain on 6 days. Fall 1.38 inches.
Diarrhoea very severe. Decrease in Scarlet Fever and
in Diphtheria of 1 case less than in July. Death Rate
17.8. Zymotic 6.8. Great increase in Death Rate.
September:—Very bright, fine, cooler weather. Rain on
8 days. Fall 1.73 inches. Large increase in Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria, viz:—
Scarlet Fever, 59 in September; 30 in August.
Diphtheria, 39 in September; 17 in August.
Cooler weather reduced Infantile Diarrhoea. Hospital
accommodation utterly inadequate to deal with the calls
made upon it. Death Rate 12.2. Zymotic 4.9.
October:—Exceptionally fine and mild weather. Rainfall
generally at night time, 2.97 inches. Wet days.
Further increase in both Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria,
viz.:—
Scarlet Fever, 114 in October; 59 in September.
Diphtheria, 76 in October; 39 in September.
Death Rate 11.7. Zymotic 2.3.